On Friday, July 13, 2007, Brierley, Sean wrote: > In U.S. usage, commas and periods always go inside the closing quotation > mark, regardless of whether they belong. Sorry if I was confusing. > > So, U.S. is this: "Tree Sloth," "Fish Stick," and "Ocelot." > > U.K. is this: "Tree Sloth", "Fish Stick", and "Ocelot".
I think it depends upon your English teacher when you learned this rule ;) I was always taught that punctuation placement was based on <gasp> context. There was no hard and fast always- outside/inside rule. So, even though I was born and raised in the Southern US, I use what I suppose is the British punctuation. Dana *************************** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
